API 34-035-20531OrphanedOil well
Merkle Henry 1
Oil well in Cuyahoga County, Ohio · operated by Historic Owner
Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 10, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
740 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-035-20531
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Cuyahoga
- Coordinates
- 41.28034, -81.57784
- State record #
- 34035205310000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrington Mahala M 1 | 34-153-60328 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Figgie International 1 | 34-153-21256 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Moore Well Services Inc |
| Thompson 2 | 34-153-20971 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Moore Well Services Inc |
| Arbuckle Unit 1 | 34-153-22737 | Active | Oil | Baay Oil LLC |
| Evans 1 | 34-153-22698 | Active | Oil | Summit Petroleum Inc |
| Aughenbaugh 1 | 34-153-22715 | Active | Oil | Summit Petroleum Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.